Baruch College Survey Research (BCSR)

Baruch College Survey Research (BCSR), CUNY’s only survey research facility, designs and conducts surveys on a wide range of public affairs topics for government agencies, nonprofit organizations, media, and academic partners. BCSR regularly conduct telephone, online, mail, and multi-mode surveys, and can provide sampling, survey design, administration, weighting, analysis, and consultation for clients. BCSR utilizes the expertise of the Marxe School’s faculty, staff, graduate students, and highly trained interviewers.

Our Team

BCSR’s team consists of professors and practitioners with extensive education and experience in all types of research methodology, survey design, and analysis. The team adheres to the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Code of Professional Ethics and Best Practices, AAPOR’s Transparency Initiative, and complies with all IRB requirements.

Douglas Muzzio

Professor of Public Affairs, Marxe School, and Founder

Martin Frankel

Professor of Statistics and Computer Information Systems, Zicklin School of Business, and Sampling Statistician

Modeline De La Cruz

Research Associate

BCSR often seeks candidates for part-time telephone interviewer positions. If you are interested in applying to be a part-time telephone interviewer, please complete and submit the linked application. Baruch College students are encouraged to apply.

Facilities

Facilities
BCSR possesses the expertise and resources to conduct all phases of the survey research process. A full-service survey research facility houses a 24-station, computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) lab staffed by trained, experienced interviewers. All interviewers are trained and certified in Human Subjects Research by the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) and are thoroughly monitored by supervisors and staff for quality and compliance.

Research Modes, Services, and Capabilities

BCSR surveys and qualitative research modes include:

Computer assisted telephone interviewing (CATI)

Online (Qualtrics)

Mail

Mixed-mode

Focus groups

In-depth interviews

BCSR research services and capabilities include:

Research Design

Sampling and sampling design, including large scale and complex samples

Questionnaire design and construction

Foreign language interviewing and translation

Random-Digit Dial landline and cellphone sampling

Survey programming and pre-testing

Data collection

Coding and cleaning dataset

Post-stratification weighting

Data analysis

Report writing and presentation

Consultation on all aspects of survey research

Consultation and Quotes

Project costs vary depending on such factors as the survey methodology, number of respondents, length of survey, and sample design. BCSR advises clients on the best sample size, sample methodology, and the most productive and cost-effective methods for data collection and analysis. Initial consultations and quotes are complimentary.